Slaying Dusty Boxes

Finally, I’m to the point in my project where I can share my actual goal.  Getting some minis painted!

Like I mentioned in my last post, I decided to stick with a process I learned that uses a diluted Basilicannum Grey to give the minis pre-shading before I dry brush.

I had built and primed all of the minis for the Slaine: Kiss My Axe! starter set, including the special Slaine mini that came with the pre-order. I decided to finish the miniatures that came with the starter set before starting on the special Slaine figure. Mostly because I’m not sure what colors would be best for all the leather he’s wearing…instead of choosing violence he chose fetish for this outfit.

I strictly used The Army Painter (AP) Speedpaint 2.0 Most Wanted set and Citadel Contrast Paints for this step with the entire set.

AP came with two skin shades appropriate for these minis.  These are Crusader Skin and Warrior Skin.  I also have a single Contrast that I wanted to test out, Guilliman Flesh. I decided to use the Skull Sword Miniatures as a test for the three skin tones. All three looked great to me, but I felt the Army Painter Crusader Skin would do best for the rest of the minis. I used AP Dark Wood on the back of one shield where wood was exposed and the hair and furs. Contrast Snake Bite Leather was used for leather straps, sword grips, and boots. AP Pallid Bone was used for the helmet horns, breathing tubes, and skulls on the shields. I used AP Desolate Brown for the riveted shield backing and shield fronts. The helmet was AP Broadsword Silver. The swords, metal on the belts, and shields are a mix of Broadsword Silver and Hoplite Gold. I was very happy with how these turned out.

Slough Throt and the Drune Priest were painted very similarly to the Skullswords for their fur and metal items. I really started to like the AP Desolate Brown color and used it for their robes. AP Zealot Yellow was used for their beards and AP Crusader Skin for the small bit of face you can see and their limbs. For the Drune Priest, I decided to make the Drune Priests dagger stone by using Contrast Basilicannum Grey. Another new color I used was AP Forest Sprite for his hood. Slough Throt had a few unique items. I used AP Pallid Bone for his horns and Contrast Apothecary White for the book pages and a small bandage on his hands.

My brain is a little drained from typing up all these colors for the Drune. Time for a mental break before I jump into the breakdown of the Earth Tribe heroes.